The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-16

Needed for the Growing City-AIso New
lamps Required The New Jan-Mis
ceIlaneous Matters. sc.
The Chesterfield Cavalry Veterans
! Captain W b. Woolridges old sharp
sho0ters), met yesterday and perfected
their arrangements for attending the Lee
monument cornerstone laying There
will be- thirty-six, probably forty, all
mounted, and they Will assemble in front
of Heiders Hall on upper Hull street,
Thursday, October 27th, the day the
corner stone is laid at 3 o'clock sharp,
and move over to Richmond prepared TO
take position in line beio-e 10 O'Clock
MORE POLICE NEEDED.
I'm his report 10 the Council Friday
night. Captain Lipscomb asked for two
more policemen. making i'm all five in
stead of three as at present. During the
past few weeks there have been several
burglaries in Manchester and number
of attempted robberics, and 10 is impOssi
BILE for Captain LipscOmb and his TWO
men. who have Co patrol the city night
and day. 90 use Chat diligence necessary
t0 break up the thieves. ln addition 90
bis police and detective work the Captain
of Police is City Engineer, has charge Of
the street cleaning, street excavation,
city carts and hands, has t0 DO all the
drawing Of the Engineers Office. find out
the location of lots for real estate dealers,
and pay of hands rs cashier of these de-
pariments
I'm the last few days there have been
young ladies by negroes Captain Zip
scomb arrested one Darlington Scott aud
re has been Jailed. awaiting 'he action of
The grand jury Monday. The other he |
win find. as he has q clue 90 the man. the 7
0Gen.e having been attempted just after
nighiiall and mo- chance therefore for
Identification as in the Darlington Scott /
case. All these things make IL necessary /
that the police force Doe increased in ad- /
diii0n 10 the fact that the present three /
men hayctO patrol more territory than in /
any small city in the country
LIGHT
Pending the time in the near future /
when The city viii have electric light on /
her Streets there is "a need for more |
lamps The question IS also raised, Who /
shall light them The man who nov
goes the rounds of the city every night /
matches and ladder in hand, and who
also cleans and fits the lamps, gets 50 q
week for his work Hewants Sll which |
increase is now being considered by one
of the committees.
NEw JAIL
The members of the Council are con
sidering very seriously The question OF
new jail for the city. There is strong
objection To- the continuance of the jan
in lbs present location, just up stairs Oycr
The COun il chamber and 10 viii not De
many months before the wish of tho
people can be carried out. The present
iail building is not suited for the pur
poses intended IL costs money TO do
these things. and the Finance Committee
are giving time and patience 10 the city's
finances and all Improvements will he
In the line of progress as soon as possible.
DAY LABOR
Itis the intention of the Joint Com
mittee ON Public School Buildings 20
have them erected by day labor as far as
possible by Manchester mechanics. The
Council I'm fact have so instructed the
committee, though the instructions were
not really needed as it was their inten-
tion 90 do So anyhow.
WATER
The Finance and Water Committee say
that the question of supplying the city
with water has not yet been formulated,
bat will be so before many days. They
have two propositions before them. and
are giving the question careful study
The city will have water, and that before
a year rolls around.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS
Miss Mary Voolfolk of Caroline is in
the city the guest o. Mrs !. F. Wool.
folk
Last night, from stand built on The
pavement in front Of fenced Let on Hull
street. opposite the pOstoiiice, John Jar
ratt and other Republicans held a meet
ing.
The heelectric-lght poles are beingplaccd
in a position satisfactory TO the city and
other persons Interested Some of them
were not so originally placed
The need of "a public han, one capable
of seating one thousand people, is bciAg
agitated more and more every day The
agitation is only commensurate with the
absolute need of one.
4 number of new shade trees are to be
planted in the rear of the Courthouse
Councilman Walsh is the father OF this
good determination.
The new issue of school bonds. the
proceeds Of which are TO be used Tor
building the new school houses are TO
have TAX receivable coupons If the
Finance Committee deem il in their
Judgment 10 be wise. The bonds are to
be ten-forties and bear six per cent. tn
terest.
Yesterday was the 10th anniversary Of
the birth of Councilman O'Brien, who Is
the master mechanic at the Richmond
and Petersburg railroad shops. The Oc-
,asion was celebrated by the presentation
10 him Of gold head,d cane from bis
fellow workmen as an evidence Of their :
respect and esteem. MIR Thomas Walker